From the book History of Walworth County Wisconsin, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, 
publ. 1912 - Page 510

NATHANIEL DICKINSON, grandson of Nathaniel and Theoda and son of John and wife 
Eleanor HICKS, was born at Calais, Vermont, December 20, 1810; became a joiner 
and building contractor; worked at Boston, and at Haverhill, New Hampshire; was 
member of a military company at Boston, and a captain of New Hampshire militia; 
married at East Calais, January 26, 1841, Phila, daughter of Artemas FOSTER and 
Priscilla TITUS.  (Her father-ancestors were Rev. Thomas1, Thomas2, John3, 
Chillingsworth4, Nathaniel5, Thomas6, Artemas7.  Her mother-line of Titus was 
Robert1, John2, Thomas3, 4, Michael5, Priscilla6.)  In 1843 he came to 
Burlington village, was a supervisor for four years, member of county board two 
years, and justice two years.  In 1846 he was member of committee on boundaries 
and name of state in the first constitutional convention.  Under Governor DEWEY 
he was captain of Company G, Fourth Wisconsin Militia.  He came to Spring 
Prairie in 1854, to Delavan in 1860, and to Elkhorn in 1863.  Mrs. DICKINSON 
was born at East Calais, April 19, 1815; died at Elkhorn, March 13, 1873.  Mr. 
DICKINSON's death was March 14, 1883.  They had five children.  One of these, 
Ransom Cass, was born at Burlington and died there.  His father's military 
preceptor in Vermont was Col. Truman B. RANSOM, who was killed at Chapultepec 
in command of the Ninth United States Infantry.  Mr. DICKINSON was all his life 
of the unwavering Democratic old guard, that could die but would join neither 
Freesoilers nor Greenbackers.  For the rest, he had the usual quota of civic 
and domestic virtues, with the none too usual qualities of resoluteness in 
doing and in enduring, and that of unvarying temper that could not be upset by 
trifles nor could be tempted to hasty speech or action.

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